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1. aizoaceae (Phocagallery / aizoaceae) Habitat: mainly South Africa although they also occur in Madagascar, Horn of Africa, Arabian peninsula, Island of Elba, Australia and New Zealand. Description: the Aizoaceae (Rudolphi) family of ... 2. blossfeldia (Phocagallery / blossfeldia) Habitat: Northern Argentina, Bolivia. Description: a dwarf genus with short ribless stems, spiny tubercles, beetroot-like roots. Flowers are borne from April to September. In the wild they grow in fissures ... 3. cryptocereus (Phocagallery / cryptocereus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: a genus of cacti with flat, leaf-like, deeply incised stems bearing showy, very fragrant, nocturnal, yellowish flowers, red on the outside. It is now within the genus Selenicereus. ... 4. geraniaceae (Phocagallery / geraniaceae) Habitat: nearly all the species are from South Africa. Description: a family of dicotyledonous, herbaceous plants. The leaves are normally opposite, palmate-veined, sometimes covered in soft hairs. ... 5. lophophora (Phocagallery / lophophora) Habitat: Texas, south-east of United States, Mexico. Description: they have a globular, green, spineless stem with a fleshy taproot resembling a beetroot. Some species produce offsets from the base. ... 6. neoporteria (Phocagallery / neoporteria) Habitat: southern Peru, Argentinean and Chilean Andes. Description: a genus of small globular cacti living at great elevations on the Andean ranges; the large, often bicoloured flowers are borne near ... 7. obregonia (Phocagallery / obregonia) Habitat: northwestern Mexico. Description: the genus is related to Ariocarpus and Strombocactus; the plants have a big taproot, large triangular, rosette-like tubercles with areoles on their tip. The ... 8. opuntia (Phocagallery / opuntia) Habitat: the genus is widespread across America, from sea level to 3000 metres (9800 ft). Description: these plants are variable in size and develop braches with flat, cylindrical or globular ribless ... 9. parodia (Phocagallery / parodia) Habitat: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay. Description: these beautiful small, spiny cacti with a cylindrical or globular stem can bloom just 2 or 3 years after sowing. The large, funnel-shaped ... 10. pediocactus (Phocagallery / pediocactus) Habitat: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. Description: a genus of small plants living at high elevations with a globular or subglobular shape. The tubercles are pronounced and ... 11. Succulents (Phocagallery / Succulente) PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: Since this website has already reached a considerable size, due to the many photo galleries and the development of different language versions, providing extensive information ... 12. thelocactus (Phocagallery / thelocactus) Habitat: deserts of Mexico and Texas. Description: this diverse genus, still lacking defined boundaries, comprises many different plants whose most evident common characteristic is the dense spination. ... 13. turbinicarpus (Phocagallery / turbinicarpus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: this dwarf, globular genus is found between 1500 and 1800 metres of altitude (4900-5900 ft) growing in stony or sandy areas with a slightly alkaline, moderately humus-rich ... 14. uebelmannia (Phocagallery / uebelmannia) Habitat: Brazil. Description: recently discovered beautiful, globular plants having green stems with several ribs and closely-spaced areoles. The flowers are yellow and diurnal and appear in the summer. ... 15. welwitschiaceae (Phocagallery / welwitschiaceae) Habitat: foggy deserts of Angola and Namibia. Description: this creeping plant develops two long, ribbon-like leaves only; they tend to split with age since the tip becomes dry and dies while the leaf ... 16. wilcoxia (Phocagallery / wilcoxia) Habitat: central and southern Mexico. Description: a group of cacti having greenish, slender stems that show either climbing or upright and shrub-like habit. The roots may be tuberous and the spines ... 17. F.A.Q. ('Uncategorised Content') QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Here beginners can find answers to their most frequently asked questions: 1 – Some of my succulents never set seed. Why is that so? 2 – How can I get my cacti to ... Monday, 12 January 2009 18. Lithops (Approfondimenti/Mesembriantemi) ... 2 parti di terra di campo, 1 parte di terriccio di foglie (Lodi). Sulla superficie del vaso andrebbe sistemata della ghiaia per scongiurare marciumi al colletto delle piante. Annaffiature. Si bagna ... Wednesday, 07 January 2009 19. Our publications ('Uncategorised Content') ... Backeberg 1937 CAPITOLO 4 - VITA DELLE PIANTE 4.1 - I FATTORI DI CRESCITA 4.2 – CONTROLLO DEL CICLO VITALE CAPITOLO 5 - PRATICHE COLTURALI 5.1 -TERRICCIO 5.2 -SEMI E SEMENZALI ... Wednesday, 07 January 2009 20. Astrophytum (Category - Italian - Italy) by Mario Cecarini ASTROPHYTUM Lemaire 1839 Historical notes Astrophytums, whose name is derived from Greek ‘aster’ (star) and ...
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